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Senior Pre Silicon GPU Kernel Driver Engineer

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Bangalore, IndiaKernel / LinuxFirmwarePosted Apr 17, 2026
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Company: Qualcomm India Private Limited Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Systems Engineering General Summary: General Summary: Adreno GPU has been the leading mobile graphics solution in the industry and has been the dominating GPU in today’s smart phone market. Our power efficient GPU solution is fundamental to enable the exciting new markets like VR, IoT, AI, drone, autonomous driving etc. We are looking for talented Graphics System engineers to create world class GPU products to enable high performance graphics and compute with low power consumption. Position involves Kernel mode drivers design and development on Adreno GPU, interactions/collaboration with software, hardware, and systems teams to develop/maintain optimized KMD drivers for Mobile/XR/IoT devices running on pre-Sil environment. Responsibilities: Work with cross teams to develop pre-silicon Kernel Mode GPU driver. • Work on features in upcoming premium and mid-tier GPUs. • Closely work with Design and DV teams to analyze and identify bottlenecks and implement fixes/optimizations. • Enable and support other teams that use supported features. • Identify and support core set of tools for assisting driver development, debug and support Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR Master’s degree in engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field. • 2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C or C++. • Experience working with GPU's or CPU's Linux kernel or Linux Device Drivers or RTOS (Real Time Operation Systems), • Strong Debugging and communication skill. Skills/experience: • Excellent knowledge of OS fundamentals, data structure. • Excellent programming skills and expert level knowledge of C • Specific experience and expertise in any of kernel subsystems – core kernel, device drivers, memory, SMMU or firmware development. • Well versed with development tools like tool chain, version control, debugger etc. • Background experience in kernel mode GPU driver is a plus. Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Systems Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field. Applicants: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries). Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law. To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies: Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications. If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.

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Founded in 1985, QUALCOMM is a global semiconductor company, known for designing, manufacturing, and marketing digital wireless communications equipment and services.

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